American people's reply to Putin

10:59 AM,
Sep. 16, 2013

Written by

Dana Milbank
Columnist

Thank you so much for your letter to the American people! I am an American person, and when I learned on Thursday from the official Russian news agency, the New York Times, that you wanted "to speak directly to the American people," I thought: How sweet!

I know I speak for many American people when I congratulate you on your English. It was flawless, with none of those dropped articles that plague so many of your countrymen. Please don't be offended, but I have to ask: Did Edward Snowden help you with your letter? ...